How 'Eco' is Ecotourism? A Comparative Case Study of Ecotourism in Costa Rica

By Caroline J. Stem, J. Lassoie, David R. Lee, David J. Deshler. 2003

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management

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In Sociology and Political Science

1. Maria Zapata
2. M. Vanderschaeghe
3. P. Lindo
4. A. K.C.
5. C. Michael Hall
6. Amanda Stronza
7. K. Rijal
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In Strategy and Management

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2. Amanda Stronza

Citations in the corpus

• Role of ecotourism in environmental conservation and socioeconomic development in Annapurna conservation area, Nepal (2015, background): “Employment opportunities are increasing from tourism participation similar to the study of Stem et al. (2003), which helps to generate more income for household consumption.”
• The Economic Promise of Ecotourism for Conservation (2007, background): “Stem et al. (2003a, 2003b) have called this a ‘conservation back-fire’.”
• Can community-based tourism contribute to development and poverty alleviation? Lessons from Nicaragua (2011, background): “Previous research on the impacts of ecotourism in nearby Costa Rica showed how ‘where ecotourism dominates local economies, towns may become economically vulnerable’ (Stem, Lassoie, Lee, & Deshler, 2003 , p.”